Biometrics Section of ASA

Do you know a young investigator who is planning to submit an abstract for the 2013 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM)? If so, you may wish to alert that individual that the ASA Biometrics Section is seeking applications for the 2013 David P. Byar Young Investigator Award. This annual award is given to a young investigator for best emerging work to be presented at the JSM. The award commemorates the late David Byar, a biostatistician who made significant contributions to the development and application of statistical methods and was esteemed as an exceptional mentor during his career at the National Cancer Institute. The winner will receive a $1,500 cash award.

In addition to the Byar Award, the Section may provide travel awards to the authors of other outstanding papers that are submitted to the competition.

Have held a doctorate in statistics, biostatistics or a related quantitative field for three years or less as of April 1 of the current year, or be currently enrolled as a student in a doctoral program in statistics or biostatistics and in active pursuit of a doctoral degree.
Be a current member of the Biometrics Section (applicant may join at the time of submission for a $5 annual membership fee [$3 for students]). Please note that membership in ASA does not automatically confer Section membership; ASA members must join individual sections in addition to their generic membership.
Be first author of the paper. The paper may be unsubmitted, submitted or under review, but may not have already appeared in a journal either on-line or in print at the time of the application or have been accepted for publication as of December 1, 2012.
Be scheduled to present the same paper submitted for the Award at the 2013 Joint Statistical Meetings in Montreal, Quebec, Canada as either a talk or poster.
Not have submitted the paper to more than one other ASA section 2013 student/young investigator award competition.

Applicants must submit their JSM abstracts to the Biometrics Section, which will organize a series of Topic Contributed sessions to highlight the Byar award and travel awards winners.

Please note that to better coordinate with the JSM program committee, we have moved the submission deadline to December 1, 2012.

Applicants should complete their application by submitting the following materials:

A cover letter certifying that the applicant meets the eligibility requirements and is not submitting the paper to any other ASA section student/young investigator award competition.
A current CV.
One copy of the finished paper.

All materials must be submitted electronically on or before December 1, 2012. Applications and questions should be sent to the Biometrics Section 2012 Chair, Dianne Finkelstein, at dfinkelstein@partners.org.

The 2013 Awards Committee is composed of the 2013 current and past Section Chairs and Chair-Elect as well as three additional individuals to be appointed by the Section Chairs prior to the competition.

For the 2013 competition, the finalists of Byar Awards will be announced by January 15, 2013. Finalists should contact the Section JSM Program Chair, Wei Sun (wsun@bios.unc.edu) and submit a Topic Contributed abstract to the JSM.

Information regarding this award is also available on the Section webpage, easily accessed by clicking on the “Section” tab at the top of the ASA website (www.amstat.org).

THE BIOMETRICS SECTION OF
THE AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION

DAVID P. BYAR
YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD

APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR 2013 BYAR YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD AND BIOMETRICS SECTION TRAVEL AWARDS

THE BIOMETRICS SECTION OF THE AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION

DAVID P. BYAR YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD

APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR 2013 BYAR YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD AND BIOMETRICS SECTION TRAVEL AWARDS

THE BIOMETRICS SECTION OF
THE AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION

DAVID P. BYAR
YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD